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More than 150 local students and members of various community agencies took part in a candlelight vigil at UNO on Dec. 1 to commemorate and recognize World AIDS Day. UNO student Scott Stewart put together this short video.

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A new computer-based molecular modeling lab on the third floor of UNO's Durham Science Center has helped a pair of undergraduates win an American Chemical Society (ACS) Midwest region best poster competition this semester. The students – Teddy Woolman and Joshua Stopak ...continue

Chuck Powell, professor emeritus of gerontology, passed away
Oct. 23 after a brief illness at age 88. Per his instructions, Powell requested
that the UNO flag not be lowered in his memory. A celebration of life service
will be held this Sunday, Dec. 6, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the William H. and
Dorothy Thompson Alumni Center.

Powell was a member of the Department of Gerontology from
1973 to 2007. During his time at UNO he served in numerous capacities including
acting director of the Gerontology Program in 1978. Through the generosity of
J. Terrence Haney, he received a named scholarship in March 2001. These funds
are made available to graduate students in gerontology producing the best
thesis or dissertation during the academic year.

In addition to his teaching and research activities, Powell
was also actively involved in the aging network. His contributions included his
participation in the 1981 and 1995 White House Conferences on Aging, as a
committee member exploring the merger of Douglas County with the City of Omaha,
and as a member of the advisory committee of the Eastern Nebraska Office on
Aging.

The Health, Physical Education and Recreation Building Pool will be closed
today and Saturday, Dec. 4-5, due to the Mutual of Omaha Invite hosted by the
UNO Mavericks swim team. The pool will resume normal hours on Sunday, Dec. 6.

Student Health Services (SHS) has H1N1 shots available again
for those who meet certain criteria. The Douglas County Health Department says college health care
professionals can now expand its H1N1 vaccination into all five target groups,
although UNO's target groups still need to be UNO students, faculty or staff.

H1N1 shots costs $10 and are available in SHS, located on
the first floor of the Milo Bail Student Center. Individuals must be in one of
the following UNO target groups to receive an H1N1 vaccine from SHS.

The five target groups:

1. Pregnant women (SHS staff advise women to speak with their
physician to gain agreement on getting the vaccine.);

2. Persons who live with or provide care for infants younger
than six months (i.e. parents);

3. Health care and emergency medical services personnel;

4. Persons ages 17-24 years; and

5. Persons ages 25-64 years who have chronic medical
conditions causing them to be at a higher risk for influenza-related complications
(i.e. asthma; heart problems, excluding hypertension; kidney or liver
conditions, diabetes mellitus or immunosuppression).

Faculty, staff and students can attend the annual campus
Kwanzaa celebration today, Dec. 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Milo Bail
Student Center Ballroom. The event will highlight African traditions and
American customs and will include free food.

The name Kwanzaa comes from a Swahili phrase meaning
"first fruits." In ancient Africa, the time to harvest fruits and
grains was a time of celebration.

Editor's Note: Today's, Dec. 4, "Service Learning 201: Advancing the Practice" workshop has been cancelled because the facilitator is ill. Watch eNotes for the rescheduled date.

What makes service learning "academic?" How can academic rigor be assured? Learn answers to this
kind of question at "Service-Learning 201: Advancing the Practice" today, Dec. 4,
from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in 202 Arts and Sciences Hall (Conference Room).

Reflection is one of the cornerstones of linking the service
experience of students to the theoretical course content. There are a myriad
ways of creating and guiding reflective thinking.

This session will focus on research done with students in
service-learning courses at eight institutions in the U.S. (Vanderbilt,
University of Tennessee, Bentley College, University of San Diego, University
of Colorado, East Tennessee State University, Clark-Atlanta University and
University of Washington).

Attendees will:

- Review reflective learning theory;

- Understand what the research shows about student learning
through reflection; and

- Learn methods of reflective practice and how to weave
these experiences throughout a service-learning course for maximum learning to
occur.

Although there will be some upfront presentation, time for
attendees to share effective practices will be woven throughout the session.

To register, call Carlynn Hartman-Kurtz in the Service-Learning
Academy at 554.2712 or send an e-mail to chartmankurtz@unomaha.edu.

The UNO football team concludes its 2009 season with
participation in the first-ever Kanza Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 5. The Mavericks
will face the West Texas A&M Buffaloes of the Lone Star Conference at Hummer
Sports Park in Topkea, Kan. Game time is 1 p.m. KVNO (90.7 FM), "The Voice of
UNO Athletics," will carry the game live. David Gustafson will provide the
play-by-play while Nick Handley will offer analysis. Read more.

Events at UNO kick off with an opening ceremony on Dec. 7 at
10:30 a.m. that will feature Chris Russell, director of Google's Council Bluffs
Data Center. The week will also
include a poster exhibit, a roundtable discussion and the High School Challenge
Computer Science Bowl. The Science
Bowl takes place Friday, Dec. 11. Read
more.

The UNO School of Social Work has launched a new Web site, http://socialwork.unomaha.edu,
that displays the school's pedagogy efforts. The site, which utilizes the university's
Web templates, offers an interactive welcome from the school's director
(Theresa Barron-McKeagney), as well as provides information on undergraduate/graduate
degrees. The site also highlights current faculty and student and research
activities.

The UNO UFO Study Group meets every Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 285
Durham Science Center during the fall semester. The Saturday, Dec. 5, meeting
is open to the public. Anyone interested in unidentified flying objects and
related phenomena is welcome to attend.

After more than 25 years of service at UNO as an academic advisor in the Division
of Continuing Studies, Karen Garver will retire in January.

A retirement reception for Garver will be held on Friday,
Dec. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m. The reception will take place in the Milo Bail
Student Center Chancellor's Room. The Division of Continuing Studies invites
the campus community to come and congratulate Garver in her retirement.

For more information, contact The Division of Continuing
Studies at 554.2370.

The
mission of the Wellness Stampede, UNO's health promotion program, is to create
a culture of health and wellness among all faculty, staff and students. Health
goals are encouraged through programming and initiatives that celebrate
healthier lifestyle practices within the UNO community. For more information,
contact David Daniels at 554.2008, daviddaniels@unomaha.edu or http://www.unomaha.edu/wwwocr/health/stampede.php.

Criss Library will pilot extended hours for prep and finals week this month.

"We are pleased to offer students this additional
time," said Audrey DeFrank, acting dean of libraries. "We will track
and evaluate student usage during this time to determine the feasibility of
extended hours in subsequent semesters."

The library will stay open two extra hours until 2 a.m.
Sunday through Thursday during prep week (Dec. 6-10), and Sunday through
Tuesday of finals week (Dec. 13-15) to allow UNO students additional research
and study hours.

Comedian and musician Bo Burnham will appear live in Omaha
Wednesday, Dec. 9 at the Omaha Music Hall (1804 Capitol Ave.) to perform his
"Fake ID" tour. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.

Burnham is a 19-year-old comedian, singer-songwriter,
musician and Internet celebrity. Writing comedic and satirical songs with a
politically incorrect slant, his YouTube videos have received more than 52.2
million views as of October 2009. Read more.

The Department of Black Studies has issued a call for papers
and presentations for the ninth annual Malcolm X Festival and Conference
planned for Monday through Wednesday, April 19-21, 2010, at UNO.

The theme, "Black Masculinity: Theory, Performativity
and Commodification," will provide avenues for the exploration of European
paradigm domination to include papers and/or presentations that seek to
deconstruct White racist, patriarchal and heterosexist domains. Read more.

The University Committee for the Advancement of Teaching
(UCAT) announces the availability of Curriculum Development Grants to increase
capacity building in teaching and learning. The applications should reflect
UCAT's mission for enhancement of teaching and student learning processes at
UNO and focus on one or more of the following designated themes:

-Curriculum development and assessment;

-Diversity;

-Instructional technology and e-Portfolios;

-Interdisciplinary integration;

-Promoting critical thinking; and

-Undergraduate and graduate mentoring, advising and
research.

Full-time adjunct faculty are permitted to apply. Proposals
may be individual or teams of faculty (each person receives up to $500 and
provides a separate report).

The committee is accepting proposals during the month of
January. The committee will fund grants up to $500 for each award. The
Committee may choose to partially fund proposals in amounts less than the
maximum $500 amount. Proposals are due by Jan. 21. Application forms are
available on the UCAT Web site (http://www.unomaha.edu/ucat/). Applicants should submit one hard
copy and an electronic submission of the application. Electronic submissions should be in rtf or MS Word document
formats and should be sent as an e-mail attachment to Alice Woll (awoll@unomaha.edu). Hard copy submissions should be sent to
the Center for Faculty Development in ASH 202.

- The Nov. 26 issue of The Reader profiled UNO for being named Omaha's Best College/University in
the 2009 Readers' Choice Awards. The article quoted Theresa Barron-McKeagney,
School of Social Work; Chancellor John Christensen; B.J. Reed, College of
Public Affairs and Community Service; and Randy Rose, School of Communication.

- Kerry Beldin, School of Social Work, was featured in the
Nov. 29 issue of the Omaha
World-Herald about the stress unemployment can place on families.

- Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, Department of Political
Science, was featured in the Nov. 25 issue of The Minneapolis Post about Cuban oil supplies.

- Chancellor John Christensen and David Cicotello, interim
associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs, were quoted in the Nov. 20 issue
of The Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs) about UNO's efforts at attracting more students from Pottawattamie,
Harrison and Mills Counties in Iowa.

- The Nov. 23 issue of the Omaha World-Herald featured an article about
Iraqis who are living in Nebraska, quoting David Drozd, Center for Public
Affairs Research.

- Tom Gouttierre, International Studies and Programs and Center
for Afghanistan Studies, was featured in a question-and-answer article on
Afghanistan in the Dec. 1 issue of the Omaha World-Herald. Gouttierre was also
interviewed by Tom Becka on KFAB (1110 AM) and KPTM (Fox 42) about
Afghanistan's future.

- The Nov. 19 issue of the Omaha World-Herald featured a staff editorial
praising the Outward Bound Omaha needs assessment program, managed by B.J. Reed and Russ Smith, College of Public Affairs and Community Service.

- Karen Weber, School of Communication, was quoted in the
Nov. 25 issue of the Omaha
World-Herald about the campus Toys for Tots fundraiser, organized by the
UNO chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

- WOWT (NBC 6), KPTM (Fox 42), KETV (ABC 7), KFAB (1110 AM)
and the Omaha World-Herald provided preview and day-of coverage of the Dec. 1 World AIDS Day events on
campus. The events were organized by the Service-Learning Academy.

- A Nov. 23 donation made by the UNO Child Care Center to
the Omaha Food Bank was covered by KPTM (Fox 42), WOWT (NBC 6), KETV (ABC 7)
and the Omaha World-Herald.

If you
are a member of the UNO community and have been interviewed by the media -
local, state, regional, national or international - we want to know about it.
Send an e-mail with the particulars to enotes@mail.unomaha.edu. Please include a contact name and phone number. For
more information, call 554.2762.

- Bill
Wakefield and Scott
Chenault, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, published "Making
Prisons Safer: A Response to Useem and Clayton's Policies and Strategies to
Reduce Extremism and Radicalization among U.S. Prisoners" in Contemporary Issues in Criminal
Justice Policy, Frost, Freilich, and Clear, 2009, Wadsworth Publishers.

If you've authored or
edited a book, article or other text that's been published recently, we want to
know about it. Send an e-mail with the particulars to enotes@mail.unomaha.edu. Please include a contact name
and phone number. For more information, call 554.2243.

The Miracle
Worker Presents its
Final Run This Weekend
The Department of Theatre will present the final
performances of William Gibson's The Miracle Worker, directed by Cindy Melby
Phaneuf Dec. 3-5 in the UNO Theatre, Weber Fine Arts Building.

The house opens at 7 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. curtain for all
performances. There will be a talkback session held in the theatre after
tonight's production. UNO will provide a sign language-interpreted performance
on Dec. 5. Read more.

If you
are a member of the UNO community and are involved in an upcoming performance,
we want to know about it. Send an e-mail with the particulars to enotes@mail.unomaha.edu. Please include a contact name
and phone number.

"Earth from Space" presents dozens of detailed satellite
images on vivid freestanding banners and reveals the awesome beauty of the
planet's surface through the "eyes" of a space satellite. The exhibit
explains how remote sensing is used to expand scientists understanding of life
on Earth and introduces the technologies scientists use to gather this
astonishing imagery.

This Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition
presentation was developed in collaboration with the Center for Earth and
Planetary Studies and the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.

The gallery is located on the main floor of the library. For
more information about the display, call 554.2640.

If you
are a member of the UNO community and are involved in an exhibit, we want to
know about it! Send an e-mail with the particulars to enotes@mail.unomaha.edu. Please include a contact name
and phone number. For more information, call 554.2243.